John Etheridge/Arild Andersen/John MarshallPizza Express, SE1Sunday and MondayLaunching jazz guitar master Etheridge's week at the club is one of the great European power trios, with double-bass giant Arild Andersen.

Darius Brubeck QuartetRay's Jazz At Foyles, WC2WednesdayPianist-composer Brubeck has his famous father Dave's broad grasp of jazz and classical music and he's a sophisticated composer to boot.

Gwilym Simcock TrioVortex, N16, Monday606 Club, SW10, ThursdayStill in his 20s, Simcock is already one of the great UK jazz pianists; Jarrett, Chick Corea and John Taylor are influences, as are Ravel and Stravinsky.